STRONG AND STEADY;
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PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE.
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To
MY YOUNG FRIENDS,
WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON,
IN THE HOPE THAT THEY MAY EMULATE THE VIRTUES OF THE DISTINGUISHED MEN WHOSE NAMES THEY BEAR,
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